The Fighting Temptations

Sep 19, 2003

2h 2m

★ 5.7

Don't fight the feeling.

Overview

Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

MTV Films

Handprint Entertainment

The Fighting Temptations Trailers

Cast

Darrin Hill

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Lilly

Beyoncé

Lucius

Mike Epps

Maryann Hill

Faith Evans

Miles Smoke

Steve Harvey

Reverend Lewis

Wendell Pierce

Paulina Pritchett

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Bill

Dave Sheridan

Alma

Angie Stone

Nancy Stringer

Rue McClanahan

Bessie Cooley

Melba Moore

Herself

Shirley Caesar

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